IELTS Task 2 advantages and disadvantages essay: Parents teaching children at home
A Task 2 advantages and disadvantages question. Weigh both sides, then answer the question as it is asked: whether one side outweighs the other, or whether the development is positive or negative.
4 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 7.0 to 8.0. Updated on 6 October 2026.
The question
In some countries, parents prefer to teach their children by themselves instead of sending them to school.
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 4 essays the average band is 7.6: Task Response 7.8, Coherence and Cohesion 7.5, Lexical Resource 7.8, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 8.0. Coherence and Cohesion was the weakest criterion.
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #4
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 9.0
In several countries, a growing number of parents choose to educate their children at home rather than send them to school. Although this approach has genuine merits, I…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #3
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In some countries, it is popular for parents not to have their children taught at school, instead they teach them at home by themselves. I believe, there are more…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.5
Essay #2
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
The developments in the field of technology and education made it possible for the families in some countries to educate their children by themselves instead of going to…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #1
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
While school might be a significant part of a child’s journey, some parents are in favor of teaching their children independently, not allowing them to take part in…
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